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The novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese takes place in Manitoba during the time of residential schools. These school’s main job was to take Indigenous children from their homes and “erase the Indian from the child”. Priests and nuns ran the school, and were trying to erase the children’s’...

By Sydney C. The author of The Falling Kingdoms Series, Morgan Rhodes, is an excellent writer for many reasons. Firstly, the way she writes the characters in this series is amazing. First of all, she is very smart about how she can add the feelings and the thoughts...

By Ranjan I know what you are thinking- Ughh, another article about reading. I get it, reading is important or something. Yes, I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to encourage reading, but I think that a perspective from a fellow teenager can be...

Maze Runner by James Dashner My rating for this book: 4 stars out of 5 Maze Runner is a book made into a movie. Both of which are amazing by the way! Thomas is a teenager thrown into a maze with multiple other teenage boys. Newt, Alby, and...

So here we are. Almost the end of December. It’s cold outside (probably, I got started writing this post back in October and it’s pretty darn chilly already). The year is wrapping up, the shortest day of the year has arrived and the snow is here to stay...

The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan My rating for this book: 5 stars out of 5 My favourite thing about this book series is that the characters are just like you and me. They are real kids, who suck at math and just want a normal life....

Are you looking for a real page turner? A book that really makes you think, that you just can’t put down? If that’s the case then the Mystery genre would be perfect for you. Mysteries are excellent for when you want to test your wits, and see if you...

Dungeons and Dragons appears to be making its way back into mainstream media. If you’re a fan of the show “Stranger Things” you’ll recall how the kids name the monstrous creature haunting their town a “demagorgon” after a creature they battle in their Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Recently...

By Terri I can’t do scary movies or should I say I won’t watch scary movies, and if it’s a horror movie I’m done. I will not sleep, and the lights will be on. You know what it worse than a scary movie, a scary book. The words,...